Two graves containing the bodies of Iraqi Yazidis believed to have been killed by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) have been discovered in northern Iraq, AFP reported Sunday (November 27th).
"Two mass graves were found in Um al-Shababik village," Sinjar mayor Mahma Khalil said.
He said the two graves, containing nine bodies each, were about 150 metres from each other, in the western Sinjar region.
The authorities were informed, he said, adding that the Yazidi Genocide Commission had taken samples.
The latest discoveries brought to 29 the number of such graves discovered since anti-ISIL forces last year retook Sinjar, the minority's main urban hub, Khalil said.
They contain at least 1,600 bodies, he said.
